Yes, there's two separate points. First, many Red Wall seats like Mansfield and Hartlepool are no longer as traditionally working-class as people think. Lots of people of different backgrounds a… (View Post)

I don't disagree (and I'm really as uninterested in ostentatious patriotism as you get without being actually insane). I don't think most voters (even most Tory voters) consciously thi… (View Post)

I heard an interview yesterday with the then Director of Public (NB!) Prosecutions, who clearly was completely unaware of it until now. The issue seems to be that private prosecutions were regarded a… (View Post)

I think David's leader is accurate - like him I hear snippets suggesting the Tories have a decent chance in Hartlepool, but not a 60% chance. In response to DavidL's first point, obviously … (View Post)

I agree with pretty much all of that. An HYUFD-Palmer front - what next?! (View Post)